IP Library Granted Patent US 12685921
Granted Patent B2
US 12685921 · App. 18/798,729 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Integrated rail for pool table

Inventor: Bing Qiao (Qinhuangdao, CN)
A63D15/06
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Patent No.
US 12685921
App. No.
18/798,729
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An integrated rail for a pool table, including a block A, a block B and a block C integrally formed. The block B is arranged at an inner side of the block C. A bottom surface of the block B is located higher than a bottom surface of the block C in a vertical direction, such that the bottom surface of the block B is connected to an inner side of the block C to form a mounting surface fitting the edge of the playing field. A top surface of the block C and a top surface of the block B are both horizontal and at the same height. The block A is arranged on a top of the block B, and an outer end of the block A extends horizontally outward. A handrail is provided on a top of the block C.

Claims (123)

1 . An integrated rail for a pool table, comprising:

a block A;

a block B; and

a block C;

wherein the block A, the block B and the block C are integrally formed; the integrated rail is arranged along an edge of a playing field of the pool table; the block B is arranged at an inner side of the block C; a bottom surface of the block B is higher than a bottom surface of the block C, such that the bottom surface of the block B is connected to the inner side of the block C to form a mounting surface for fitting the edge of the playing field; and a top surface of the block B and a top surface of the block C are both horizontal and at the same height;

the block A is arranged on the top surface of the block B, and an outer end of the block A extends horizontally outward; and

a handrail is provided on a top of the block C.

2 . The integrated rail of claim 1 , characterized in that the top of the block C is fixedly connected to the handrail.

3 . The integrated rail of claim 1 , characterized in that the outer end of the block A extends horizontally outward to the top of the C to integrally form the handrail.

4 . The integrated rail of claim 1 , characterized in that the integrated rail is made of a metal material.

5 . The integrated rail of claim 4 , characterized in that the metal material is an aluminum alloy.

6 . The integrated rail of claim 1 , characterized in that the integrated rail is made of a non-metallic material.

7 . The integrated rail of claim 6 , characterized in that the non-metallic material is a carbon fiber or a fiber reinforced plastic.

8 . The integrated rail of claim 1 , characterized in that the bottom surface of the block B is provided with a bottom embedding groove along a length direction, and the bottom embedding groove is configured to crimp a table cloth of the playing field.

9 . The integrated rail of claim 1 , characterized in that the block A is provided with a top embedding groove along a length direction, and the top embedding groove is configured to crimp a top end of a table cloth of the playing field.

10 . The integrated rail of claim 1 , characterized in that the block C is configured to be divided by a vertical dividing plane I into a sub-block CI and a sub-block CII from the inside to the outside, wherein the sub-block CI is located at an inner side of the vertical dividing plane I, and the sub-block CII is located at an outer side of the vertical dividing plane I;

a length direction of the integrated rail is defined as a Y-direction, a height direction of the integrated rail is defined as a Z-direction, and a width direction of the integrated rail is defined as an X-direction; and

a minimum area S min of an XY cross-section of the sub-block CI satisfies the following formula:

S

min

F

max

σ

s

;

wherein F max is a maximum stress in the X-direction generated in the sub-block CI under an action of an external force; and σ s is a yield limit of a material of the integrated rail.

11 . The integrated rail of claim 1 , characterized in that the block C is configured to be divided by the vertical dividing plane I into the sub-block CI and the sub-block CII from the inside to the outside, wherein the sub-block CI is located at the inner side of the vertical dividing plane I, and the sub-block CII is located at the outer side of the vertical dividing plane I;

a mass of a portion of the block A located at the inner side of the vertical dividing plane I is defined as M A1 , a mass of a portion of the block A located at the outer side of the vertical dividing plane I is defined as M A2 , a mass of the block B is defined as M B , a mass of the sub-block CI is defined as M CI , and a mass of the subblock CII is defined as M CII ; and

M A1 , M A2 , M B , M CI and M CII satisfy the following formula:

M

A

1

+

M

B

+

M

CI

M

A

2

+

M

CII

.

12 . The integrated rail of claim 1 , characterized in that the block C is configured to be divided by the vertical dividing plane I into the sub-block CI and the sub-block CII from the inside to the outside, wherein the sub-block CI is located at the inner side of the vertical dividing plane I, and the sub-block CII is located at the outer side of the vertical dividing plane I;

a mass of a portion of the block A located at the inner side of the vertical dividing plane I is defined as M A1 , a mass of a portion of the block A located at the outer side of the vertical dividing plane I is defined as M A2 , a mass of the block B is defined as M B , a mass of the sub-block CI is defined as M CI , and a mass of the sub-block CII is defined as M CII ;

M A1 , M A2 , M B , M CI and M CII satisfy the following formula:

M

A

1

+

M

B

+

M

CI

M

A

2

+

M

CII

;

 and

the block A extends horizontally outward to the vertical dividing plane I.

13 . The integrated rail of claim 1 , characterized in that a vertical dividing plane between the block B and the sub-block CI is defined as a vertical dividing plane II, and the outer end of the block A extends horizontally outward to the vertical dividing plane II.

14 . The integrated rail of claim 1 , characterized in that the block C is configured to be divided by the vertical dividing plane I into the sub-block CI and the sub-block CII from the inside to the outside, wherein the sub-block CI is located at the inner side of the vertical dividing plane I, and the sub-block CII is located at the outer side of the vertical dividing plane I; and

the sub-block CII is a top support plate integrally formed on an upper end of an outer side surface of the sub-block CI; and the top support plate extends outward in a horizontal direction, and is configured to support the handrail provided thereon.

15 . The integrated rail of claim 1 , characterized in that the block C is configured to be divided by the vertical dividing plane I into the sub-block CI and the sub-block CII from the inside to the outside, wherein the sub-block CI is located at the inner side of the vertical dividing plane I, and the sub-block CII is located at the outer side of the vertical dividing plane I;

the sub-block CII comprises a top support plate and a bottom support plate, and the top support plate and the bottom support plate are integrally formed with the sub-block CI;

the top support plate extends outward in a horizontal direction, and is configured to support the handrail provided thereon; and

the bottom support plate is arranged below the top support plate and parallel to the top support plate.

16 . The integrated rail of claim 15 , characterized in that a thickness of the top support plate is greater than that of the bottom support plate.

17 . The integrated rail of claim 1 , characterized in that the block C is configured to be divided by the vertical dividing plane I into the sub-block CI and the sub-block CII from the inside to the outside, wherein the sub-block CI is located at the inner side of the vertical dividing plane I, and the sub-block CII is located at the outer side of the vertical dividing plane I; and

the block C consists of the sub-block CI.

18 . The integrated rail of claim 3 , characterized in that a top surface of the block A is provided with a top embedding groove.

19 . The integrated rail of claim 3 , characterized in that the block C is configured to be divided by a vertical dividing plane I into a sub-block CI and a sub-block CII from the inside to the outside, wherein the sub-block CI is located at an inner side of the vertical dividing plane I, and the sub-block CII is located at an outer side of the vertical dividing plane I; and

the block C consists of the sub-block CI; and a width of the handrail is greater than that of the sub-block CI.

20 . The integrated rail of claim 3 , characterized in that the block C is configure to be divided by a vertical dividing plane I into a sub-block CI and a sub-block CII from the inside to the outside, wherein the sub-block CI is located at an inner side of the vertical dividing plane I, and the sub-block CII is located at an outer side of the vertical dividing plane I; and

the block C comprises the sub-block CI and the sub-block CII; the sub-block CII is configured as a bottom support plate; an inner side of the bottom support plate is integrally formed with the sub-block CI; and the bottom support plate is spacedly arranged below the block A and parallel to the block A.

21 . The integrated rail of claim 3 , characterized in that a width of the block A is 12-16 cm.

22 . The integrated rail of claim 1 , characterized in that an inner side surface of the block B is integrally provided with a protruding structure, which is configured as a support structure for a rubber strip.

23 . The integrated rail of claim 11 , characterized in that an inner side surface of the block B is integrally provided with a protruding structure, which is configured as a support structure for a rubber strip.

24 . The integrated rail of claim 14 , characterized in that an inner side surface of the block B is integrally provided with a protruding structure, which is configured as a support structure for a rubber strip.

25 . The integrated rail of claim 19 , characterized in that an inner side surface of the block B is integrally provided with a protruding structure, which is configured as a support structure for a rubber strip.

26 . The integrated rail of claim 22 , characterized in that the protruding structure is a support strip extending along a length direction of the integrated rail.

27 . The integrated rail of claim 26 , characterized in that a height H from a top surface of the support strip to the playing field is calculated by the following formula:

H

=

R

(

1

+

sin

θ

)

-

Z

1

;

wherein a striking point of a billiard ball on the rubber strip is defined as J, and the striking point is located higher than a center point O of the billiard ball in a vertical direction; R is a radius of the billiard ball; θ is an angle between a line OJ connecting the center point O and the striking point J and the playing field; and Z1 is a vertical distance between the striking point J and the top surface of the support strip.

28 . The integrated rail of claim 27 , characterized in that a value range of θ is 2°≤θ≤8°.

29 . The integrated rail of claim 1 , characterized in that the block C is configured to be divided by a vertical dividing plane I into a sub-block CI and a sub-block CII from the inside to the outside, wherein the sub-block CI is located at an inner side of the vertical dividing plane I, and the sub-block CII is located at an outer side of the vertical dividing plane I;

the sub-block CI is integrally formed with the block A and the block B to form a main body of the integrated rail; the sub-block CII comprises a top support plate and a bottom support plate; and the bottom surface of the block B is connected to an inner side of the block C to form a right-angled open groove;

the top support plate and the bottom support plate are arranged on an outer side of the main body of the integrated rail, and both extend horizontally outward;

a support strip is provided on an inner side of the main body of the integrated rail for supporting a rubber strip; and the support strip is integrally formed with the main body of the integrated rail, and extends along a length direction of the main body;

the right-angled open groove is arranged at an inner bottom of the main body of the integrated rail, and is formed by perpendicular connection of a horizontal bottom surface of the block B and a vertical surface at an inner side of the sub-block CI; and the horizontal bottom surface of the block B is configured to abut against a top surface of the playing field, and the vertical surface at the inner side of the sub-block CI is configured to abut against an outer side surface of the playing field;

the top support plate and the bottom support plate are arranged in parallel, and the bottom support plate is spacedly arranged below the top support plate; the top support plate and the bottom support plate are both arranged perpendicularly to the main body of the integrated rail; and a decorative plate is provided between the top support plate and the bottom support plate; and

a top surface of the main body of the integrated rail is higher than a top surface of the top support plate; and a top of the outer side of the main body of the integrated rail is provided with a step surface A, and is configured to mount the handrail.

30 . The integrated rail of claim 29 , characterized in that a vertical portion of the step surface A is provided with a top embedding groove along a length direction.

31 . The integrated rail of claim 1 , characterized in that a plurality of through holes are provided on the sub-block CI along a length direction, and are configured to mount the integrated rail to the playing field.

32 . The integrated rail of claim 1 , characterized in that the integrated rail has a total width of 12-16 cm and a total height of 9-13 cm.